Gain muscle by higher gravity?

Question

i seen on dragon ball z that a guy was in a space craft that had setting for making the gravity higher.when he trained enough at that gravity it would feel like normal gravity to him making him a stronger person.

i was thinking if they made one of those in real life would it work like that or would the body just fall apart if the gravity was too high? would the muscle grown in all places around the body?

Answer 1

They wouldn't really need to invent one of those since they have body weights you can wear on a daily basis around your torso, arms and legs.

Depending on how high the gravity in this "Space craft" was set to the body might fall apart.

Imagine it like this...In DBZ the space craft made the gravity go something like 40x earth gravity so...if a person weighing 150lbs was training there he would be moving 6000 lbs with every step which would shatter your bones immediately and. Even at 2x gravity it would seriously effect your heart since even your blood would weigh two times as much making your heart (Which is unaccustomed to the strain) pump two times harder under the strain of it's own newly gained weight for a prolonged period of time (Keep in mind). Fighter pilots take on 9g's at some points and space shuttles are launched at 3g's, but they're sitting strapped in and cushioned and don't experience this for long periods of time. Longer periods could cause black outs etc.

Answer 2

might be true.lift weights and barfix training.

Answer 3

Yes it works like that.  Weight training is good, but it doesn't affect the effort to move your limbs themselves. Regular training in high gravity would increase the effort and the effect of the workout.  Lower gravity would reduce it.  However, you're right.  You could tune the gravity too high and cause damage.  

Of course, it's possible using a centrifuge-like device, but it would be very expensive.  

Answer 4

a more simple alternative would be to lift weights. you would have to have a pretty extensive routine to work every single part of your body as if you were in a place with a stronger force of gravity, but trust me lifting weights works pretty well.